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I walked through the Royal Court with no real goal in mind. All I knew was that I felt hungry, confused and I still had a massive headache. I figured Lissa and Adrian would be together right now, but I refused to go into her head. I didn't want to know anything else about her and that Guardian, or the affair they were having. If I learned anything else I'd feel like I had to tell Christian. He didn't deserve being treated like this.
I soon realised that I was walking around the Court without a destination in mind. I had no idea where I was going or what I was doing. I was just wandering around, thinking about things. It was so un-Guardian like to just completely be stuck in my head without any awareness of my surroundings. I passed plenty of familiar places, and I was struck once again at how ostentacious everything seemed.
And then I was noticed something else.
The Dhampir Lissa was having an affair with.
He sat outside a cafe, sipping a cup of coffee whilst he read some novel which looked slightly western. He looked different in person then he did in Lissa's mind. He was...wow. Just wow. He looked so...serious. It seemed insane thinking that this man could ever show any emotion other than the serious, stoic expression which his face now potrayed. I couldn't imagine him showing...passion, especially with someone like Lissa. They didn't seem to match. I couldn't imagine them falling for each other. Then again, they obviously had. He reminded me of a cowboy with his duster.
I took a deep breath and approached his table. I vaguely noticed a few Guardians standing around the area. He looked up at me, and his face registered his surprise and shock at seeing me. The look in his eyes...the guilt, told me that he knew exactly why I was here.
"Stay away from Lissa," I said in a low voice, filling my voice with as much venom as I could, "I don't care who you are, but she's happy with her boyfriend. And I won't stand by and let you ruin that." His expression changed from surprised to confused.
"Rose, what are you talking about?" He seemed genuinely puzzled. It didn't seem like he was pretending to be confused either...then again I didn't know him well enough to judge. He glanced at me with...hurt I thought, in his eyes.
"You heard me." I pointed a finger at him in warning, "If you ever come near her again you'll have me to deal with. I don't care how skilled a Guardian you are; I'm better." He raised his eyebrows in surprise at my threat. I'm sure he'd heard of my accomplishents.
"Rose?" He began, but I turned and stormed away.
I wasn't sure what I'd actually do if Dimitri didn't stay away from Lissa. I guess my threat had been an empty one. What coud I seriously do if Lissa wanted to continue being so idiotic? She had such a good thing going with Christian; I didn't see why she would ruin that.
Through the bond I felt her emotions, and got a vague glimpse of Adrian. They were together. Depsite my curiousity I didn't enter her head. Instead I briefly checked the bond to see where she was, then I headed there too. She was in her room. She seemed upset.
Once I reached her room I could hear her yelling, but it wasn't loud enough to actually understand what was being said. Just as I went to press my ear closer to the door I was shocked to see the cowboy had followed me! Or...he was visiting Lissa depsite my warnings not to ruin her relationship.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I exclaimed. The voices in the room seemed to quite down a little as my voice echoed through the hall. I winced at the excessive sound I'd made. I guess they;d know I was outside now.
"I'm here to find out what's going on," He wore a concerned expression as he studied my face. I guessed mine looked exasperated compared to his. This guy just wouldn't take the hint! What the hell did I have to do to get him to leave Lissa alone.
"You just won't-" I began. I was cut off when the door opened and Adrian and Lissa looked out. There expressions were both annoyed, but upon finding Dimitri and I outside they both instead looked shocked. Both glanced between us and seemed extremely anxious.
"What's going on?" Dimitri questioned in a low and serious voice. I noticed a faint Russian accent lacing his words. I hadn't noticed that before. He seemed to be glaring at Adrian and Lissa, even though he still wore a stoic expression. His gaze was just that serious.
Adrian looked guilty, and the bond was flooding with anxiousness. I had no idea what was going on, but I was determined to find out. Lissa glanced at me with concern, and Dimitri stood waiting for an answer. As the seconds ticked by it seemed increasingly possible that neither of them would give him one.
I let out a frustrated groan, "Why is everyone acting so weird?!" Every since waking up everyone seemed to be acting secretive and weird. Adrian and Lissa were both acting guilty. Dimitri acted as if he had no idea what I was going on about, and now here we all were...and they weren't answering his question.
Adrian sighed, "You asked me to help you," was all he said. His face showed sadness and guilt, he continued speaking after a moment, "You were so upset, and your aura...it was...I'd never seen it like that before. So I did what you asked me to do." He glanced away, as if looking into my eyes was too painful.
"What did you do?" I asked with trepidation. I didn't remember asking him for anything...
"I made you forget." He muttered.
At first I was about to say that I hadn't forgotten anything, but then I realised if he did make me forget something I wouldn't remember in the first place. Suddenly the searing headache and lack of memory of the previous night made sense. He'd taken away some memory I didn't want.
"Oh god," I groaned, "Did I do something horrible last night? Oh, please tell me I didn't kill someone."
I glanced between each of their faces. Adrian's was covered in guilt. Lissa's was still concerned. And Dimitri...he was looking at me with so much understanding and sadness that it was overwhelming. There was something else in his eyes too, an emotion which made no sense to me considering we'd just met. An emotion which oddly looked like love.
Adrian looked reluctant to speak, and he gave a sheepish glance in Dimitri's direction before focusing back on me and my question, "I made you forget Dimitri." I heard a small gasp from Dimitri, while Lissa's face looked upset. She didn't look surprised, so I assumed he'd already told her.
I glanced at Dimitri in confusion, taking all of him in once more. He was tall, but somehow managed to look graceful instead of awkward. His skin was tanned, and his shoulder length brown hair appeared soft. His dark brown eyes met mine, and there was an intensity there that I'd never seen before. Lastly, I noted his duster and recalled the Western novel he'd been reading earlier.
Suddenly Lissa's words echoed through my head; I would never do that, especially not to you. I hadn't paid much attention to her words. At the time I'd been too shocked at the thought of her cheating on Christian that I hadn't really paid attention to anything. I glanced between all the faces surrounding me. They all seemed to be waiting for my reaction. I just didn't know what reaction to have.
"Oh..." I finally muttered. What else was I supposed to say? Somethings, I guess, things were just better left forgotten, and if I had truly wanted to forget whatever had happened between Dimitri and I then maybe that was for the best, "Ok."
After another look at Dimitri my heart seemed to twist; he looked absolutely devestated and heartbroken. I hated seeing that look on his face, no matter what he potentially might have done to me in the past. No one deserved that kind of pain, and I could only imagine how much it would hurt to know that someone resented you so much for something that they had you removed completely from their memories.
"I'm sorry," Adrian spoke. Surprisingly it was to Dimitri and not me. I could clearly see the fear on Adrian's face. I could only guess he was afraid of getting beat up by a Guardian.
"I understand," Dimitri muttered, trying to regain his composure, "I understand." He seemed to be answering Adrian, but his eyes were locked with mine. He cleared his throat and glanced at me with a look filled with guilt and regret. I had no idea what had happened between us, but I was curious to know how I had met someone like him in the first place.
He turned abruptly and walked away, but not before I saw a single glistening tear roll down his cheek.
I felt my heart break a little as I watched his retreating figure. I was the reason for his pain. But then again, he was apparently the reason for mine.
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